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SWING GATE. IAPPLIGATIONIILED NOV. 20, 1908.

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SWING GATE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.20,190'8.

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SWING-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 20, 1903.

Patented July 20, 1909.

Serial No. 463,623.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Gnonen I. Knu- DRIOK and JAMES CAnRoLL, citizens of the United States, both residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Pike and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swing-Gates, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to farm gates, and more particularly to means for actuating the same, whereby the gate may be opened from either approach by pulling upon a cord or cable, and closed after passing through the opening, by pulling upon a like cord or cable.

The invention contemplates novel and peculiar gate-operating means and latch mechanism for holding the gate in any one of its positions and for releasing the gate preliminary to its movements either from the closed or open position.

With this and other objects in view that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts that we shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a farm gate embodying the invention, showing the relation of the parts when the gate is closed Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the gate, showing the relation of the parts when open; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the position of the parts when the gate is thrown open in the opposite direction from that indicated in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a front view of the gate catch; Fig. 5 is a top view of the gate catch; Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the side arms detached; and, Fig. 7 is a side view on a large scale, of the side arms, notched hinge member and corner of gate.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings, by the same reference characters.

The gate 1 may be of any construction, and is mounted so as to swing open in either direction. The hinge post 2 is located at one side of the gate opening, and the gate is mounted thereon, so as to swing open from either side. The latch post 3 is located upon the opposite side of the gate opening, and suitable latch mechanism is provided between the latch post and gate to secure the latter when closed. The gate is mounted so as to be readily disconnected from the hinge post when required for any purpose, and is of such construction as to admit of its outer or free end being readily adjusted so as to compensate for any settlement and to clear obstructing matter. The lower hinge of the gate may be of any construction embodying an eye and a hook. The upper hinge consists of a hook 4 and the hinge member 5, the latter being secured to the gate and provided upon its upper side with a longitudinal rib formed with a series of teeth 6 for a purpose presently to be explained. A brace 7 strengthens the gate and supports the outer or free end thereof. The brace 7 comprises preferably two members which embrace opposite sides of the gate. The outer end of the brace 7 is attached to the outer or free end of the gate in any manner, whereas the upper inner end of the brace 7 is adapted to make adjustable connection with the inner upper end of the gate, preferably by engaging with one of the series of teeth 6. In the preferred construction, the brace 7 consists of a cable or wire, the outer end engaging with the free end of the gate, and the inner end receiving a tooth of the series of teeth 6. By lifting the outer end of the gate and moving the upper end of the brace 7 so as to engage with a selected tooth of the series of teeth 6, the outer end of the gate may be held at the required elevation to meet varying conditions.

The gate-operating means comprise arms 8 and 9 which are secured to opposite sides of the inner upper corner of the gate, said arms extending upward, thence outward to project in the rear of the axis on which the gate swings. The side arms 8 and 9 are of similar formation, each being preferably constructed of a rod or stout wire bent in the shape substantially as shown. Each side arm is formed with a series of eyes 10 which receive the bolts or fastenings 11 passed transversely through the gate and through the eyes 10 and serving to secure the side arms 8 and 9 to the gate. One of the arms, as 8, terminates in a vertical journal 12, and the other arm 9 has an eye 13 through which the journal 12 passes. It will thus be seen that i the arms 8 and 9 mutually support and brace each other. The upper outer ends of the arms 8 and 9 converge and are thereby better enabled to brace each other.

A yoke 14 is mounted upon the ournal 12 and consists of a bearing 15, short arms 16 outwardly diverged, long arms 17 rearwardly diverged, and vertical extensions 18. The yoke is preferably formed from a bar or stout wire bent into the form substantially as illustrated. The bearing 15 is formed by a series of turns in the wire, the convolutions touching and having a superposed relation. The short arms 16 are forwardly diverged, whereas the long arms 17 are rearwardly diverged, the parts being so proportioned as to insure the provision of ample leverage to effect movement of the gate from either a closed or an open position. A lever 19 is mounted at one end upon one of the journals 18 and is adapted to engage the opposite journal and project beyond the same a short distance. A lever 20 is pivotally connected to the journal 18 of the yoke adapted to be engaged by the free end of the lever 19 and is adapted to engage with the journal 18 to which the lever 19 is pivoted. A cord or cable 21 is attached at one end to the lever 19 and extends along one side of the roadway and passes through a shield pulley 22 at the upper end of a post 23 planted at one side of the road, the lower end of the cord or cable being rovided with a pull-piece 24, which extenc s within convenient reach so as to be grasped by a pedestrian. A cord or cable 25 is attached at one end to the lever 20 and extends along one side of the road in an opposite direction to the cord or cable 21, and passes over a shield pulley 26 at the upper end of a post 27, an terminates in a pulliece 28 which is adapted to be easily reached from the road. A pull upon either cord or cable 21 or 25 swings the gate open in the opposite direction, and after the person has passed through the gate opening, the gate may be closed by drawing upon the opposite cord or cable.

The gate is held either closed or open by means of a suitable latch mechanism, the same comprising a latch bar 29 mounted upon the outer or free end of the gate and cooperating catch devices applied to the several posts 3, 23, and 27. The latch bar 29 is slidably mounted at the outer end of the gate 1, and an end portion projects beyond the end of the gate to engage catch devices applied to the posts 3, 23 and 27. A spring 30 cooperates with the latch bar 29 to normally hold the same projected. Cords or cables 31 are arranged upon opposite sides of the gate and are connected at one end to the latch bar and at the opposite end to the operating yoke 14. The cords or cables 31 are secured to the outer ends of the short arms 16 so that an initial movement of the operating yoke 14 in either direction will draw upon one or the other of the cables 31 and pull the latch bar 29 inward and release the gate so that a continued movement of the operating yoke will swing the gate either open or closed, as may be required.

The catch device applied to the latch post 3, comprises a slotted bar or elongated frame 32 and a pair of rings 33 the latter being suspended at opposite ends of the bar or frame 32 from pins 34. The rings 33 normally engage the outer or closed ends of the slotted bar or frame 32, and are thereby prevented from upward movement, but are free to swing inward, thereby enabling the projecting end of the latch bar 29 to clear the rings 33, but held between said rings so as to secure the gate when closed. Each of the posts 23 and 27 is provided with an arm 35 and a pivoted catch 36, the latter being mounted upon the outer end of the arm 35 so as to engage with the projecting end of the latch arm 29 and hold the gate open in either position.

Then the gate is swung open to the position indicated in Fig. 2, the lever 19 occu ies a position about at a right angle to the p ane of the gate, and the lever 20 extends in a plane approximately parallel with the gate. A pull upon the dangling end of the cord or cable 21 operates the yoke 14 to release the gate and to swing the same into closed position. When the gate is swung open in an opposite direction to that illustrated in Fig. 2, and as shown in Fig. 3, the lever 20 occupies a position at a right angle to the plane of the gate and about parallel with the gate opening, and the lever 19 extends in an opposite direction to the gate and parallel therewith. A pull upon the cord or cable 25 releases the gate from the post 27 and swings the same into closed position.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In combination with a swinging gate, an operatingyokepivotallymounted between its ends upon a support extended in the rear of the gate, means connecting opposite end portions of the yoke with the gate levers mounted upon opposite ends of said yoke and extending in opposite directions, and operating cords connected to the free ends of the respective levers and extending in opposite directions and adapted to be drawn upon to swing the gate open or closed.

2. In combination with a swinging gate, an operating yoke, a mount pivotally supporting said yoke extended from the gate to a point in the rear of the axis thereof, means connecting opposite end portions of the yoke with the gate levers mounted upon end portions of said yoke and extended in opposite directions, and cords connected to the free ends of the res eotive levers and extended in opposite directions therefrom.

3. In combination a swinging gate, a mount connected with the gate and having a vertical journal in the rear thereof, a yoke mounted upon said vertical journal and comprising a bearing, forwardly diverged arms extended from said bearing and rearwardly diverged arms projected from the ex tremities of the first mentioned arms and terminating in vertical extensions, levers mounted upon said vertical extensions and extended in opposite directions and engaged with the vertical extensions of the yoke opposite that upon which they are mounted, and cords attached to the free ends of said levers and running in opposite directions to be drawn upon to swing the gate open or closed.

4. In combination a swinging gate, similarly formed arms attached to opposite sides of the gate, each comprising a portion embodying a series of eyes which receive the fastening means connecting said arms to the gate, and rearwardly extended portions united and terminating in a vertical journal, a yoke mounted upon said journal and comprising oppositely disposed arms terminating in vertical journals, levers mounted upon said journals and extended in opposite directions and adapted to engage the journals of the yoke remote from those upon which they are mounted, and cords connected to said levers and extended in opposite directions to be drawn upon to open and close the ate. g 5. In combination, a swinging gate, arms secured to opposite sides of the gate, one of the arms having a vertical journal and the other arm having an eye to receive said vertical journal, a yoke mounted u on said vertical journal and having vertica extensions, oppositely extended levers mounted u on said vertical extensions, and cords attac red to the free ends of said levers and projecting in opposite directions.

6. In combination a swinging gate, a latch bar for securing the gate, a mount connected with the gate and having a vertical journal located in the rear thereof, a yoke pivotally supported upon the vertical journal and comprising forwardly and rear wardly diverged arms terminating in vertical journals, connections extending along opposite sides of the gate and attached to said latch bar and to the arms of the yoke at their respective points of divergence, levers mounted upon the journals of the yoke and extended in opposite directions, and operating cords connected to said levers and adapted to be drawn upon to both open and close the gate.

In testimony whereof we ailix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE I. KENDRICK. JAMES CARROLL.

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